The
Prout, et al. Study, 1997
Prevalence rates (per 1,000 persons) for select oral mucosal
lesions in tobacco smokers over 40 years of age attending a
multiphasic
screening clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
|
Oral Lesions |
# Lesions |
#
Lesions/ |
|
White patches, total |
51 |
11.1 |
|
Leukoplakia |
15 |
3.3 |
|
Frictional keratosis |
36 |
7.8 |
|
Erythroplakia |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Benign mass, NOS (not otherwise specified) |
6 |
1.3 |
|
Mucocele |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Papilloma |
2 |
0.4 |
|
Irritation fibroma/epulis |
3 |
0.7 |
|
Hemangioma |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Mucosal cyst |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Necrotizing sialometaplasia |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Ulcer, hypertrophy, neoplasm |
16 |
3.5 |
|
Squamous cell carcinoma |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Basal cell carcinoma |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Chronic tonsillar hyperplasia |
1 |
0.2 |
|
Total |
135 |
29.3 |
Prout MN, Sidari JN, Witzburg RA, et al. Head and neck cancer screening among 4611 tobacco users older than forty years. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997; 116:201-208.